{"id":32849,"date":"2025-07-24T04:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/32849\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T04:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:05:08","slug":"cards-marvin-harrison-jr-ready-to-showcase-offseason-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/32849\/","title":{"rendered":"Cards&#8217; Marvin Harrison Jr. &#8216;ready to showcase&#8217; offseason gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weinfuss_josh.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Josh WeinfussJul 23, 2025, 07:16 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.<\/p>\n<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. &#8212; <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8fc7b962-95e1-3cb8-6a7d-b499de9ad546\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ari\/arizona-cardinals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> wide receiver <a data-player-guid=\"7a24e799-fc0e-395e-b740-4ecee71a3c53\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4432708\/marvin-harrison-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvin Harrison Jr<\/a>. finally put a number on all the weight he has gained this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison confirmed after the Cardinals&#8217; first training camp practice on Wednesday that he weighs 220 pounds, as is listed on the team&#8217;s roster. That&#8217;s an increase from the 209 pounds he was listed at last season as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison said changes to his workout approach and eating habits this offseason led to the added bulk, which has created a stir on social media since the team released photos of Harrison in uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison said he increased how much food he consumes, most notably by eating a &#8220;big breakfast,&#8221; which he acknowledged was difficult at first.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say anything the first couple weeks kind of takes you to getting used to it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not even a big breakfast guy, but I got to eat my breakfast now, have a big breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, that&#8217;s probably the biggest challenge: waking up and not hungry but still kind of making sure you feed yourself anyway. So that&#8217;s probably the biggest challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harrison said he didn&#8217;t want to add too much weight but felt 220 was a good number because it allowed him to add some weight naturally. The second-year receiver plans on staying around 220 pounds this season, not wanting to fluctuate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel great. I mean, I feel the same,&#8221; Harrison said. &#8220;I feel a little more faster, powerful, stronger, so I&#8217;m ready to showcase it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tight end <a data-player-guid=\"bd8caf85-18e8-478a-ff01-42ac1225ccff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361307\/trey-mcbride\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trey McBride<\/a> joked Wednesday that he tries to lift weights a few rows away from Harrison, whom he said is lifting more than him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want any part of that,&#8221; McBride said with a smile. &#8220;No, he&#8217;s a hard worker, man. There&#8217;s no doubt about it. He puts the work in every single day. I&#8217;ve seen him every day in the offseason, working out together. He&#8217;s a stud. He&#8217;s young, he&#8217;s growing into his body still, and man, I&#8217;m excited to see him take the next level. He&#8217;s a guy who can be a force to reckon with, and I&#8217;m excited to see him grow with [quarterback] Kyler [Murray] and to grow in this offense and to be a stud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As his second NFL training camp kicks off, Harrison said he feels &#8220;a lot more relaxed&#8221; and not as nervous or fidgety, something he didn&#8217;t have last season. McBride said he can see it in Harrison, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison&#8217;s goals for Year 2 are simple: Just be better than he was in Year 1.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Jonathan Gannon simplified Harrison&#8217;s goals even more: Get better every day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Same as all our players, all 90 guys, all coaches, all staff, everybody, myself,&#8221; Gannon said. &#8220;Get better every day. Get better every day. Work your craft. Get better every day. 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